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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Vote Result

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that establishes numerical ratings for schools based on student performance.

Highlights:

Requires the Office of Student Achievement, in coordination with the Department of Education, to adopt and annually review indicators of “the quality of learning by students, financial efficiency, and school climate for individual schools and for school systems” (Sec. 1).

Establishes a 5-star rating system for indicating financial efficiency and the school climate, the specifics of which will be determined by the Office of Student Achievement (Sec. 1).

Establishes a 0-100 point scale annually calculated by the Office of Student Achievement and the Department of Education for schools, based on the indicators of quality of learning for student achievement, achievement gap closure, and student progress with “a majority of the score based on student achievement” (Sec. 1).

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes numerical ratings for schools based on student performance.

Highlights:

Requires the Office of Student Achievement, in coordination with the Department of Education, to adopt and annually review indicators of “the quality of learning by students, financial efficiency, and school climate for individual schools and for school systems” (Sec. 1).

Establishes a 5-star rating system for indicating financial efficiency and the school climate, the specifics of which will be determined by the Office of Student Achievement (Sec. 1).

Establishes a 0-100 point scale annually calculated by the Office of Student Achievement and the Department of Education for schools, based on the indicators of quality of learning for student achievement, achievement gap closure, and student progress with “a majority of the score based on student achievement” (Sec. 1).

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.